Team Summary

Coaches

Mr. Malvik

Reason for coaching: Robotics gives students an opportunity to learn skills that will help them in the future, no matter what career path they take. It also gives students a great opportunity to compete as a part of a team.

Favorite Memory (robotics related): My favorite competition memory was when team 4156 chose 11252 as an alliance partner, and they won the league tournament together. Overall, the more important memories are the ones where we grow as a team and help others, like when the team helped a member get their house ready for a flood.

Ms. Asprey

Reason for coaching: I coach robotics because I love seeing students be passionate and successful in STEM related fields. I enjoy watching students develop passions that lead them to careers they may no have otherwise been aware of. We’ve had many students graduate and go into STEM careers where I have no doubt they will be successful- and much of that success comes back to skills and lessons they learned in robotics.

Favorite Memory (robotics related): My favorite memory from robotics was advancing to super regionals two years ago. It was to see our team’s robot evolve as the season advanced and to compete with teams from all over the Midwest!

Team Members

Alex Bohannon

Age:18 (Senior)

Role on Team: Builder

Interests: Building, music, animals, and stones.

Activities: Marching band and robotics.

Reasons for Joining: I love to build and work with my hands.

Future Plans: Reptile breeder

Riley Byers

Age: 18 (Senior)

Role on Team: Builder

Interests: Building, hunting, Farming

Activities: FFA, marching band, concert band, and robotics

Reasons for Joining: I like engineering, and creating things to complete different objectives.

Future Plans: I plan to own and operate my own farm.

Jake Christianson

Age: 18 (Senior)

Role on Team: Jack of all trades

Interests: Teaching, Art, Acting, Building, Music

Activities: Concert Choir, Musicals, Robotics

Reasons for Joining: Robotics is just a fun and friendly activity that allows you to use your imagination to come up with solutions for different problems.

Future Plans: Go to the University of Platteville and get a degree in teaching with an associates in art.

Madi Fleming

Age: 17 (Senior)

Role on Team: Coach

Interests: STEM

Activities: Volleyball, basketball, golf, softball, robotics, National Honor Society, National Council of Youth Leadership.

Reasons for Joining: Thought that it would be a fun and exciting new experience, which it has been.

Future Plans: Go to Wartburg College to play Golf. Hopefully to get an Accounting degree or an Actuary Science degree; I am still undecided at this time.

Bri Hackman

Age: 16 (Junior)

Role on Team: Jack of all trades

Interests: Writing, reading, counseling.

Activities: Football manager, archery, marching band, jazz band, concert band, concert choir, National Honor Society, musical, and robotics.

Reasons for Joining: Everyone on the team is really cool and I like hanging out with them. Robotics is just really fun in general.

Future Plans: Go to a university to get Majors in Writing and Counseling

and a Minor in Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counseling.

Alex Hoffner

Age: 17 (Senior)

Role on Team: Business Manager

Interests: Music, business, photography, and food

Activities: Band, marching band, jazz band, concert choir, jazz choir, school musical, and robotics.

Reasons for Joining:

Future Plans: Hopefully attend UNI to receive a 4 year degree for music ed & clarinet performance, and finish up with a minor in photography or something

Spencer Levenhagen

Age: 17 (Senior)

Role on Team: Builder, and CAD

Interests: STEM and Music

Activities: Robotics obviously, NHS, Boyscouts, Band, Choir

Reasons for Joining: I was in the FIRST LEGO League and enjoyed the process of building and designing.

Future Plans: I would like to go to Luther College to double major in Music and Environmental Science.

Chase Van Amerongen

Age: 17 (Senior)

Role on Team: Team Captain and Lead Programmer

Interests: Computer Science

Activities: Robotics, NHS, NCYL, Basketball, and National Guard

Reasons for Joining: Mr. Malvik introduced this to me when I was in 8th grade and I wanted to do something after school. Very glad I did.

Future Plans: Finish National Guard Trainings and then go to the University of Iowa to get a degree in Computer Science.